₦airaland Forum

Sterlingsolutns:
@Esude007

Your weed management is top notch

A few questions please

1. It is evident that your seed is drought tolerant. What date/week in June did you plant your maize?

2. After spraying glyphosate and atrazine at planting, have you performed any other weeding operation subsequently?

3. I know you are meticulous at record keeping. When was the last date/week/approximate that rain fell before you started experiencing rain break in your location

tnx

(1) June 12

(2) yes post emergence herbicide application using both Nico and halo

(3) July 22

opes:
So if you have known you will till the land manually (making ridges), you wouldn't have applied glyphosate as pre-planting herbicides?

yes

idealtailor:
Almighty, pls send rain to farms who need it. I'm a newbie farmer who is still practicing with home gardening. This maize thread has been a course for me. I even have notes of it. Thanks for sharing all the processes. I have learnt a lot from you. May you have a bumper harvest. Amin

Thanks boss.

Thanks for the prayer

Ameboperoo2:
It can also lead to kernel abortion.

very correct

lereinter:
Rain comes soon boss

amen boss

Pls God we need rain ...

When maize reaches grain filling stage, any water stress issue reduces yield by affecting:

(1) Cob size

(2) kernel size

(3) Cob length

Ameboperoo2:
I pray God give you rain. This is a very critical stage in corn

amen bro.. thanks for the prayers

60 days old.

No rain in this location for 3 weeks now.

FarmTech:
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Pls can he sell to south east too?

yes... He can supply anywhere in Nigeria.

PlsStayAlive:
it has been raining here every single day for the last 15 days o, my beans is bending sef. May HE shower you with grace too.

amen..

Kwara state today

Redman44:
I had to go and monitor the guard on my site and ensure he waters the fruit crops I planted there. I instructed him to give each plant at least 2-3 medium cups of water daily until the rains resume falling. I went there yesterday and we both watered the fruit crops. There is nothing like rain o. Rain has carbons and other nutrients in it that helps plants grow quickly. Please, try and water plants in your garden daily. God will bring back the rains soon. Amen .

amen o

Epositive:
I was still telling my friends last week that we have two times more rain (if not more ) last year than this year. I mean look at August, it's only rained once this month in my area. A supposed month for daily rainfall.

i tell u o

rainmoredays:
It's not funny o. All my vegetables are suffering.
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Corn, beans, potatoes all looking really weak.

hmmmm.. very disheartening

There's drought presently in some states in Nigeria, many farmers are crying because of the seizure of the rain which is affecting their crops.

As a farmer, how are you coping and which measures have you taken?

hustler66:
Esude007

1kg of clean sesame is #2400

FarmTech:
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Will nicosulphuron and the other one kill maize on contact?

there won't..

Zwooks:
Thanks Chief. Is the lack of rains also noticeable in your region ? It hasn't rained here for two weeks now. Attracting worries

yeah... No rain here o.

I am working on my Sesame demo plot, can't plant without rain

Here's a rough breakdown of the maize growth stages:

- Germination: 7-10 days
- Seedling stage: 1-2 weeks
- Vegetative growth: 2-4 weeks
- Tasseling: 50-60 days
- Silking (female reproductive structures): 55-65 days
- Pollination: 60-70 days
- Grain filling: 70-90 days
- Maturity: 90-120 days

Zwooks:
My second maize farm has tasseled two weeks ago and was supposed to be due for harvest this week. The cobs for the few available are miserably small.


Drought tolerant. But for how long ? I also planted SC510 that is also drought tolerant but for how long can they stay without water/rain ?

dont worry.. it will rain

Zwooks:
Thanks Chief. Is the lack of rains also noticeable in your region ? It hasn't rained here for two weeks now. Attracting worries

even here

Though sc719 can tolerate drought

Zwooks:
Corn Forcehas been very difficult to find. Boss, could you share names of suitable replacements ?

07035822521 call Mr Paul.. he works with jubaili... I just got 10 sachet today

[quote author=Zwooks post=131181435]I used Cypermetrin over and over on my maize, they kept on multiplying seriously. I used DD FORCE too, the same thing.[/quote)

Apply early in the morning or in the evening.

And make sure u target the Middle.

When fighting armyworm, make sure u alternate pesticide.

Armyworm can become adapted to a particular pesticide when used over time.

So if u apply pesticide that contain Cypermetrin this week, change to pesticide that contains either benzoate or Lambda cyhalotrin next week.

Armyworms can significantly impact maize yields, causing damage to the crop in several ways:

1. Leaf damage: Armyworms feed on maize leaves, causing defoliation, which reduces photosynthesis and plant growth.

2. Ear damage: Armyworms can also feed on the ears, causing direct damage to the grain.

3. Reduced plant height: Armyworm damage can lead to stunted plant growth, reducing overall yield.

4. Delayed maturity: Armyworm damage can delay plant maturity, leading to reduced yields.

5. Increased susceptibility to disease: Armyworm damage can make plants more susceptible to disease.

6. Reduced grain quality: Armyworm damage can lead to reduced grain quality, making it less marketable.

7. Yield loss: Armyworm infestations can result in significant yield losses, ranging from 10% to 100% depending on the severity of the infestation.

It's essential to monitor fields regularly and implement control measures promptly to minimize the impact of armyworms on maize yields.

The fight continues

Zwooks:
Speaking of which, the yield potential of seeds, is it the wet potential or dry potential ?

I.e what is the dry potential of 510 ?

I can't say for 510, I've not done it before.

Zwooks:
While a regular maize cob can have the weight you indicated in this analysis, can the cob of 510 match this fact given that this variety isn't best for weight but speed ?

it can't, that's why the yield potential of 510 is lower than that of 719 and 649.

From my experience, any crop that stay long before production yield more.

If you check, 510 is an early maturing variety

sweetonugbu:
do you mean 21,333 seeds in an acre?.

21,333 stands of maize

Zwooks:
Industrious Art, What a mastery execution. I duff my hat Sir !

thank you brother

Art

Ameboperoo:
I applied poultry manure before cultivation, NPK at 14days and Urea at about 6 weeks.
I have checked the website of seedco and the expected yield was 5-6 tonnes/hectare while that of sc719 is 10 to 12 tonnes/hectare.
I think it has to do with the variety

before u can blame the variety, did u follow gap?

(1) What was your spacing.

(2) what is the population of crop per acre

Population plays an important role in the yield.

You are expected to plant 20kg of this sc510 per hectare.

Meaning a population of 53,333 per hectare

We have 2.5 acre in 1 hectare.

Meaning 21,333 per acre.


Did u monitor This?

Ameboperoo:
I applied poultry manure before cultivation, NPK at 14days and Urea at about 6 weeks.
I have checked the website of seedco and the expected yield was 5-6 tonnes/hectare while that of sc719 is 10 to 12 tonnes/hectare.
I think it has to do with the variety

no it is not the variety.

Check the NPK level of Poultry manure.

If I can remember it is 1. 5:1.5:1

Maize require 27kg nitrogen, 7-9kg of phosphorus and same amount of potassium to produce 1 tonne all things being equal